Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-22

swered her telegram in very practical
fashion. How overjoyed she would be
to have him backl He hoped il would
not be too much for her-seeing hin
suddenly again like this. So, throwing
himself on the bed in his room at thu
Grand Hotel, he fell asleep.
When Dick awoke, it was 8 In thu
afternoon. Tubing and unpackine
took an hour, and then he had to 60 out
and buy tall hat. After this he di
rected the cabman to the house in Parl
street.
The shady Mayfair street looked
bright and pleasant as his hanson rat
tied along, the houses smartened up fol
the season with new blinds, and window.
boxes full of dsisies and spires. A light
breeze blew in his face, and q couple oi
fair-haired girls in pink cotton made 9
bright patch against the grey toned
houses. By Jovel how awfully nice
it all was after Indial A man may be
very happy in London, with charming
wife who would know how to give little
dinners, and the club, and the theaters,
and the park.
Pulling up at the house, Dicks Jaw
fell. There was an awning from the
door to the curbstone, with crowd
of nursemaids and urchins gaping on
each side. The street was full Of CARR
ages, too. What did it mean? Then
Dick remembered that MIS-. Lennox gave
a great many afternoon parties. Well,
it was deuced Disappointing, he said to
himself, when you had come all the way
from India to see woman, to find she
was giving one of those internal kettle
drums the very day you arrive.
Inside the house was the usual ell
bowling, well-dressed crowd that you see
any afternoon in the season in Mayfair.
Boys in gray coats with pink carnations
in their buttonholes logged old club
men in brown coats and white gardenias
In the dining hook nosed dowag-
ers were foraging for ices, while on the
landing friakly matrons loitereu with
the temporary SWANS.
On the stairs Dick met woman he
knew, an enthusiastic girl of 43, who
was dressed in more juvenile garb than
when he had last seen her. Murmuring
charmed to see you back happy occa-
sion," she tripped past HIM.
"Happy occasion, was its'' said Dick
to himself, wishing his gushing acquaint-
ance and the rest of guests at the bottom
of the sea. It would have been hap
pier occasion still If he could have found
his Dorothy alone in her amber tinted
room.
When CAPTAIN Irton reached the door
he could see Mrs. Lennox standing in
the midst of small crowd of people,
who all seemed to be talking at once. BY
Jove! how fetching" she looked in her
silvery gown, with huge bouquet of
orchids and that grey tulle thing she had
on her head. Was that new fashion?
Dick wondered. for women to wear bon
nets at their own ''at homesY' And there
was that ass Shorthorn close beside her,
with particular fatuous expression on
his face. It was high time he had writ
ten, Dick thought; it was high time he
had come. Why, the fellow was far gone
over head and ears; Dick could see
hat by the way he appropriated Mrs
Lennox with his eyes.
Then one of the circles moved away,
md Dorothy turned and saw Captain !
[rton at the door. She looked as If she |
lad seen ghost. Coming forward, he
ook her hand, and then he saw that |
was wrong. Withouta word,
he motioned him into the adjoining |
DOM, which for the moment was empty. |
"Good Godr' che whispered, ''why |
AVE you come now? I wired that you
we're not to come; that it was too late.
wrote, too, but you can not have got
ny letter."
"Too late, Dorothy! what do you
mean? Your telegram said DO not come
90 late Well, I started the next day."
"Poor Dick" she said at last, 'what a
lreadful mistake you have madel DO
Iot come. Too late,' was the message I
emit. Did you not remember that there
re no full stops in telegraphyf I was
carried an hour ago to Lord Shorthorn.
,on.e in, and let me introduce you to
ny husband"
And this was Dick Irton's little mis-
AXE. There are no full stops in teleg-
apply, but when, ten miIutesl ater, Dick
aw Lord and Lady Shortdorn drive off
mid showers Of rice and slippers, he
new that he had had moral full
hitch he would remember all his life. !,
Colt Foal and Fi1ly.
A correspondent writes to the Chicago
rSbune and asks for definition of these
'rms, say ing: l.
considerable discussion has taken ,
lace here among farmers, horse dealers
nd others since the fat stock show in
,gard to the meaning Of the word colt.
hos ultimately hoon 1oci1od IN rotor I